flying knee

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English

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fighter performing a flying knee

Noun

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flying knee (plural flying knees)

  1. (martial arts) A strike performed by jumping forward and hitting the opponent with the knee.
    • 1967, John Danaher, Mastering Jujitsu, →ISBN, page 76:
      The flying knee is one of the most powerful strikes that one human being can use on another, short of employing a weapon.
    • 2010, Robert Hill, World of Martial Arts !, →ISBN:
      Provided that it makes impact with the head, a flying knee offers substantial momentum and knockout power.
    • 2012, Ashley Martin, The Complete Martial Arts Training Manual, →ISBN:
      Although charging in with a flying knee can be a reckless move, it does overcome somewhat the limited range of the front knee strike and has a proven track record in MMA fights of getting a quick knockout when fighers have managed to connect with the head.
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